CS MAIN
ANTHROPOLOGY (PAPER-II)

1. Write short notes on the following in about 150 words each:
Relevance of tribal Panchsheel today

Sacred complex as a dimension of Indian civilization

(c)South Indian Paleoliths

Panchayati Raj Institutions and Social Change

(e)Rights over resources and tribal unrest

2. Examine the social implications of media and communication technology.

Briefly describe the classical models of ethnic and linguistic classification of
Indian population. Discuss its relevance today.

Discuss the problems faced by religious minorities in India.

3. Discuss how constitutional provisions in India have built-in mechanisms for
dealing with the problem of land alienation in tribal areas.

Discuss the impact of Hinduism on the status of tribal women in Central India.

Describe the paleoanthropological fossil finds from Siwalik hills. Examine the
contribution of Siwalik fossils to paleoanthropological knowledge.

4. Critically examine the concept of communalism and its relevance for multireligious
and multiethnic polity of India.

Examine in detail the role of anthropology in planning for tribal development.

Critically compare 'Affirmative Action' of USA and 'Protective Discrimination'
for Scheduled Tribes in India.

5. Write short notes on the following in about 150 words each

Prehistoric Rock Art of Central India

Islam and Matriliny

Socioeconomic characteristics of shifting cultivators

Elwin-Ghurye Debate on Tribes

Role of Governor in Fifth Schedule Areas

6. Examine the contribution of village studies towards the understanding of
Indian social system. 20

Discuss the impact of globalization on village economy in India. 15

Discuss the significance of Harappan Civilization sites from India. 15

7. Recently non-government organizations have been critiqued for interfering with
developmental process in tribal heartland! Critically comment. 20

Discuss the nature of social change in tribal India under the impact of
developmental programmes. 15

Discuss the contribution of M. N. 8rinivas to the study of Indian society.
Examine the influence of British social anthropologists on his ideas. 15

8. What do you understand by dynamicsof caste mobility? How did the concept
of Sanskritization contribute to its functionality? 20

Critically examine the concept of tribe-caste continuum and its relevance in
contemporary India. 15

Discuss the sociocultural, economic and psychological constraints responsible
for low literacy in tribal areas. 15